My Surprise Mate

"it's almost time,” I heard someone say softly.

Almost time for what? The sound of voices around me began to grow louder until I realized who they were.

.Dane and Dr.

Winters? I heard a door close and then, “Blaze! Do.

Not.

Test.

Me.

Today.

"1 heard Ash growl out lowly.

I slowly blinked, my eyes trying to adjust to the bright light.

The first thing I saw was a little Blaze in a standoff with Ash.

“Go wait with your mother,” Ash pointed toward the door.

Blaze stayed where he was.

Ash looked as though he was about to explode.

"Hey Blaze,” my voice raspy.

Ash and Blaze both ran to the side of my bed

“I've let Dane know you are awake.

I don't care if you feel like it or not.” What the hell!! Dane had never talked to me like this before.

I mean, not that he said anything mean, but the tone of his voice.

I didn't say anything else the rest of the walk.

Dane sat quickly bringing me a steaming bowl of soup with crackers on the side and a bottle of water.

I just stared at him as he handed me the food and the remote to the TV.

He sat down next to me asl kept my eyes locked on him.

"What? Did you need something else?” “No.” I started eating the soup, gosh it was so good! I didn't realize I was hungry until I had a few bites down me.

I handed Dane the remote, not really caring what we watched.

As he flipped through the channels, I remembered the voice from earlier.

It's almost time.

Assuming it was Adria or Genesis, I heard talking in the room.

I asked Dane, “At the hospital, someone said it's almost time? Were y'all talking about the ceremony?” He looked at me confused, "Who said that?" he asked me.

I shrugged my shoulders, “I'm not sure.

It was a girl, so probably your mom or Genesis.

I didn't recognize the voice, but it could be because I was just waking up.” He looked at me like I had grown three extra heads, “I think maybe you were dreaming or something.” I nodded at him as I stood to go get another bowl of soup.

“What are you doing?” he jumped up beside me, “Umm getting some more soup?” Now it was my turn to look at him crazy.

rolled my eyes as I sat back down on the couch.

"You need to tell Ash not to be so hard on little Blaze!” I told him as he handed me my second bowl. "What do you mean?” “When I woke up, Ash was being kind of harsh with little Blaze, I didn't like it.” Dane started laughing, “So, I somehow Blaze knew something was wrong with you.

Genesis chased him the whole way to our house.

They saw me running, carrying you to the hospital, and followed me.” Dane started laughing again, "Of course, they came into the room with me at first, until I needed to get a hospital gown on you, then Genesis pulled Blaze out to the waiting room.

Ash showed up and immediately started getting on to Blaze for running out of their house like he did.

You should have seen it.

Blaze just listened to Ash and then told him, you would have done the same for mom.” At this point, Dane's face was turning red from laughing and I couldn't help but start laughing too.

“Blaze has never talked to his parents like that.

Well, no one talks to Ash like that because he's a Beta, and I swear it looked like someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over his head! When I left to go to the ceremony, Ash had to go with me, of course, so I asked Genesis to sit in the room with you.

We hadn't been back long when you woke up.

Ash was trying he refused because I wasn't in there... was talking to Dr.

Winters.

That's when you woke up.” Dane shook his head, “ We've never seen anything like this before.” I finished my food feeling like I would pop from eating so much.

“I'm going to lay down, are you going to the packhouse tonight?” I slowly stood making my way to the bedroom.

“Nope, Ash will let me know if I'm needed, until then I'm with you.” I pulled my pants off and crawled into bed, opting to sleep in my t-shirt and panties.

Dane crawled in behind me, wrapping me in his arms, “I love you, babe...you really scared me.” I smiled inwardly, “I love you too Dane.”